Patents by Inventor Jeffery Shepherd

Jeffery Shepherd has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240395104
    Abstract: Systems and methods that employ a ticket voucher to access funds maintained in a gaming establishment account in association with bypassing an automatic transfer of an amount of funds to the gaming establishment account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Erik Petersen, Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20240395107
    Abstract: Systems and methods that convert an amount of funds maintained in a gaming establishment account to a ticket voucher in association with a cashout input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Erik Petersen, Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20240395108
    Abstract: Systems and methods that employ a ticket voucher to access funds maintained in a gaming establishment account based on multiple cashout inputs received and bypassing an automatic transfer of an amount of funds to the gaming establishment account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Erik Petersen, Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Patent number: 12148267
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable a user to obtain a check in exchange for a redemption of a ticket voucher associated with an amount of funds and/or a withdrawal of an amount of funds associated with a gaming establishment account associated with the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20240378574
    Abstract: Systems and methods that utilize funds associated with a gaming establishment account to transact against an amount of funds owed in association with a financial account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Lisa Schiffer, Jeffery Shepherd
  • Publication number: 20240378617
    Abstract: Systems and methods that utilize funds associated with a gaming establishment account to determine a dynamic limit of an amount of funds available in association with a financial account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Lisa Schiffer, Jeffery Shepherd
  • Publication number: 20240378960
    Abstract: Systems and methods that utilize funds associated with a gaming establishment account to offer just-in-time funding for a settled purchase transaction made using funds accessed from a financial account associated with the gaming establishment account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Lisa Schiffer, Jeffery Shepherd
  • Publication number: 20240378962
    Abstract: A system that operates to monitor for a line of credit settlement event and, responsive to an occurrence of such an event, pay off an amount of funds accessed from a gaming establishment credit system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins, Erik Petersen
  • Publication number: 20240378963
    Abstract: A system that operates to monitor for a line of credit settlement event and, responsive to an occurrence of such an event, pay off an amount of funds accessed from a gaming establishment credit system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins, Erik Petersen
  • Publication number: 20240362974
    Abstract: Systems and methods that utilize funds accessed from a gaming establishment credit system to provide an overdraft protection feature to one or more gaming establishment accounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20240355169
    Abstract: A system that, responsive to a request to transfer an amount of funds to a gaming device, facilitates a first transfer of an amount of funds from a gaming establishment account and/or a second transfer of an amount of funds associated with a line of credit to the gaming device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20240346878
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable an operator, such as a member of gaming establishment personnel, to access an electronic gaming machine without any physical identifier associated with the operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Matthew Levin, Erik B. Petersen, Jeffery Shepherd
  • Publication number: 20240331495
    Abstract: A system that, responsive to an occurrence of a cashout event at a gaming device, transfers funds from the gaming device to a gaming establishment account and/or to a gaming establishment credit system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Patent number: 12106631
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods relate to directing cashout funds, for example in a casino environment, and in particular to providing incentives for directing cashout funds to a cashless wallet account. An instruction is received by a kiosk device, such as a gaming device, to dispense a first cashout amount. Based on the instruction, a display device of the kiosk device displays a message indicating a request to choose an option of a plurality of options. The options include a first option to receive the first cashout amount at the electronic kiosk device and a second option to receive a second cashout amount different from the first cashout amount in a cashless format. In response to receiving a selection, the respective cashout amount is dispensed in the chosen format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20240321054
    Abstract: A system that operates to monitor for a debt settlement event and. responsive to an occurrence of such an event, cause an alert to be provided to gaming establishment personnel to pay off part or all of an amount of debt owed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20240312307
    Abstract: A system that utilizes a mobile device to facilitate a first transfer of an amount of funds associated with a line of credit to a gaming establishment account and further to facilitate a second transfer of part or all of such an amount of funds from the gaming establishment account to a gaming device, such as an electronic gaming machine or a gaming table component associated with a gaming establishment gaming table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Patent number: 12094302
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods which utilize sporting event wager virtual tickets in association with placed sporting event wagers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Dwayne R. Nelson, Jeffery Shepherd
  • Patent number: 12073686
    Abstract: A system that operates to monitor for a line of credit settlement event and, responsive to an occurrence of such an event, pay off an amount of funds accessed from a gaming establishment credit system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins, Erik Petersen
  • Publication number: 20240265776
    Abstract: A system that utilizes a mobile device and a funding instrument associated with an external funding source to first transfer funds from the external funding source to a gaming establishment account and then, responsive to a completion of the first transfer, automatically transfer funds from the gaming establishment account to an electronic gaming machine and/or a gaming table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20240265774
    Abstract: Systems and methods that provide one or more mobile device facilitated non-cash avenues to redeem a ticket voucher associated with an amount of funds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins